The challenge was issued in
this poll thread to show folks that there’s a lot more material on the other two podcasts that will appeal to the listeners who gravitate towards one. By posting this, I am challenging the folks over here at PodCastle to make a similar list for both PseudoPod and EscapePod listeners. While you’re at it, add your opinions in this thread as to which stories I missed, and if you think I missed the mark on some of these.
I’ll admit, I mostly swim in PseudoPod’s murky waters. However, I’ve ventured out, sometimes on my own, sometimes on recommendation, and unearthed some significant gems. Enough such that the PodCastle back catalog has been loaded up, and I’m picking my way through.
I have gone through the episodes and I think PodCastle listeners would benefit from the following:
PP003: Little Boy Leg Bone: I think this is an interesting take on a child’s perspective on monsters.
PP006: What Dead People Are Supposed to Do: This story may have wound up on PodCastle if it had been up and running at the time of its publication. Go recover your lost cousin.
PP015: Regis St George: Here’s another lost cousin. Good story with a fantastic reading.
PP043: Everything is Better with Zombies: If you dug Some Zombie Contingency Plans, check this one out.
PP045: Goon Job: This is a fun adventure tale that should appeal to Jim Butcher – Dresden fans.
PP104: The Book in the Earth: Lavie Tidhar is an EA favorite and he delivers here as well.
PP113: Furnace Room Lullaby: A dark moody ghost story with some great reading and nice production.
PP128: Bone Mother: A wonderful take on the Baba Yaga myth.
PP167: Love Like Thunder: Jim Biyeh opens a window on the Native American experience with some unique and dark tales. I struggled to pick only one of his stories, but I think this is the more fantastic of them.
PP222: Terrible Lizard King: You picked Scattercat to win your flash contest. Go check out this darker offering from the cat.
Edited for grammarz